Ossian High School - Oracle Yearbook (Ossian, IN)

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Even a bookkeeping class has some aggravating stu- dents, doesn ' t it, Mrs. Donaghy? Altogether now, 1-2-3. You ' d better hurry and find out what ' s wrong, Steve, or you ' ll be left behind. STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE BUSINESS WORLD OF TOMORROW Commercial students preparing for the business world of tomorrow learn everything from typing to bandaging cut knees. Learning to type with good rhythm- and accuracy is the goal of first year typing students while shorthand students transcribe from their notes. Through practice sets and trips to the bank future accountants gain the skill of good bookkeeping. The finishing touch is added through commercial arithme- tic which teaches the student how to figure insurance rates and fix the differnt interest rates. The highlight of the commercial course comes when the secretarial class, under Mrs. Johnson ' s guidance, learn to work the various machines in the office and to bandage scraped knees. The goal of many a girl is to be able to help Virginia in the office. The secretaries of tomorrow try their hand at using various office equipment. 5 Don ' t you wish that all of your classes were as attentive as commercial, Mr. Fullhart?

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k €f K 9 ' 4 Don ' t worry, Sandy ' s not really sick. Mrs. Colder- bank is just showing the home nursing class how to turn a bed patient. FOR FUTURE VOCATIONS Learning to cook presents many problems but that doesn ' t stop the sophomore girls from trying new recipes. The senior girls haven ' t solved many world problems during their panel discussions, but they ' ve come up with some good points on family relations. Whirling egg beaters, humming sewing machines, sizzling pancakes, and the banging and clanging of pots and pans all go together to make up a four year home ec. curriculum. Junior high girls learn the basic rules of cooking and se -ing which they will need for the more advanced cooking and cloth- ing courses they will study in their freshman year. Home nursing is taught to the Sophomore girls while home planning and advanced clothing are featured in the junior year. Seniors study family relations and try a variet) ' of handicraft projects. These courses and projects help in making better homemakers of tomorrow. Although the freshman girls aren ' t sewing experts yet they ' re forever learning new techniques 19

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No, they ' re not ballet dancers — just angels during a rehearsal for the Speech Class Christmas play. And they ' re not testing Gilette blades, just applying a make-up base right before the Junior play. ENGLISH ENLIGHTENS OUR VIEWS Buzz groups are just a part of the learning technique, and they are fun, too. English is our mother tongue and we learn to use it in a variety of ways. Freshmen and Sopho- mores learn the foundation of English and litera- ture through class discussion and buzz groups. The highlight of the Junior year is the class play which gives our amateur dramatists a chance to display their talents. Seniors do a little bit of ever}-thin£ in Speech and Journalism, but their main projec is the school newspaper, the Bear Facts, which thq publish bi-weekly. Seniors also take English Compo- sition, a college preparatorj- course, during the sec- ond semester. Thus, our knowledge of native language is forever being increased. 21